Weather Records on 12 February 2004

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2004. Highest significance: Pedernal 9 E, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 2004

On 12 February 2004, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Pedernal 9 E set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 12 February 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 12 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clines Corners 7SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horse Shoe Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 131.

Records on 12 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	131

Records on 12 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 27, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2004

Top 20 records on 12 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2004	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2004	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2004	Tres Piedras, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2004	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Boca del Cerro, MX	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Perry, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Collins, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Weona, AU	daily rain	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Bruning, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Magueyes Is, PR	all-time low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Lake Charles 2 N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Paluma Ivy Cottage, AU	daily rain	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Mountainair, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2004	Georgetown, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,055 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	2
1803	1
1811	1
1816	2
1829	4
1845	1
1847	2
1855	1
1856	2
1864	3
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	15
1895	5
1896	8
1897	1
1898	7
1899	15
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	7
1904	12
1905	22
1906	3
1907	15
1908	16
1909	9
1910	30
1911	16
1912	22
1913	12
1914	96
1915	16
1916	29
1917	25
1918	55
1919	37
1920	19
1921	32
1922	82
1923	103
1924	105
1925	248
1926	118
1927	71
1928	377
1929	283
1930	229
1931	275
1932	641
1933	195
1934	263
1935	162
1936	803
1937	729
1938	853
1939	253
1940	217
1941	275
1942	263
1943	404
1944	461
1945	310
1946	391
1947	710
1948	862
1949	618
1950	537
1951	505
1952	281
1953	232
1954	581
1955	1,099
1956	402
1957	375
1958	700
1959	492
1960	240
1961	683
1962	1,054
1963	752
1964	500
1965	946
1966	532
1967	555
1968	456
1969	554
1970	519
1971	579
1972	481
1973	841
1974	520
1975	878
1976	787
1977	857
1978	1,203
1979	1,719
1980	685
1981	1,655
1982	905
1983	1,444
1984	1,329
1985	1,428
1986	950
1987	660
1988	1,278
1989	511
1990	1,042
1991	636
1992	992
1993	728
1994	1,230
1995	1,272
1996	1,110
1997	940
1998	1,437
1999	1,772
2000	929
2001	859
2002	1,478
2003	613
2004	1,055
2005	966
2006	848
2007	709
2008	924
2009	1,088
2010	1,326
2011	959
2012	852
2013	527
2014	1,168
2015	709
2016	912
2017	1,494
2018	810
2019	1,053
2020	754
2021	1,634
2022	509
2023	469
2024	694
2025	1,802
2026	422

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	740
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	14
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2